Widening income disparities, higher corruption and larger informality in many emerging market and developing economies … America, while more informality increases the probability of their occurrence, corruption decreases it. In turn, when …

introductory overview to rent seeking in the context of Public Choice Theory. It contextualizes each of the four articles …, corruption and expected downturns. Chapter 3 (co-authored with Frank Bohn and Jan-Egbert Sturm) shows, both theoretically and … countries disappears in times of crisis. Chapter 4 (co-authored with Jeroen Smits) introduces a new tool to the corruption …

Ethiopia, which have allowed for widespread corruption, are now harming the growth of SMEs. According to the findings …, political instability, corruption, and COVID-19 are now having a substantial effect on the growth of SMEs in Ethiopia. These … sequential policy reform in the region, as well as a review of current policies aimed at ensuring effective corruption control in …

financial, legal, and corruption issues that firms report as constraints, actually affect their growth rates. The results show … constraints in countries with underdeveloped financial, and legal systems, and higher corruption. So, policy measures to improve … financial, and legal development, and reduce corruption are well justified in promoting firm growth, particularly the …

business growth seem also to depend on a fourth element, namely, corruption. Specifically, labor regulation affects the growth … only of enterprises for which corruption is not a factor in business decisions. By contrast, power shortages seem to be a … drag on the growth only of enterprises self-reportedly held back by corruption. Lastly, sales growth is constrained by cash …

factor, namely, corruption. The rate of fixed investment is significantly lower where power shortages are more severe and …-reportedly affected by corruption. Although access to finance does not seem to influence the rate of investment for most firms, there is … evidence that investment decisions are constrained by cash flow in enterprises that are unaffected by corruption or power …

enterprise sector. We found that Government effectiveness and Control of corruption in particular are very important in …

How corruption affects economic performance has been studied for over a decade. Yet the lack of detailed firm …-level data has limited research regarding who is carrying the real burden of corruption. This study shows that for firms in the …